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Listed below are the hounds we are currently taking donations for.  If you would like to make a donation to help offset the cost of their treatment, please click on the "Donation" button located at the bottom of their description. 

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Deedee: 

If there were election tomorrow for Happiest Dog at GPA, Deedee would win hands down.  Almost immediately Kennelmaster Robbie knew he might as well plan on keeping her tail wrapped until she was adopted since the constant wagging signaled a case of chronic happy tail.  It wasn’t her tail, though, that was the problem.  When Deedee came in we knew she had broken her hock, but she had had surgery on the leg shortly before she came to us.    We expected that the limp would improve as the leg full healed.  However, as time went on the limp got worse rather than better and we noticed that she was unable to extend her leg normally.  We sent her for x-rays which revealed that the pin inserted in the leg during surgery had broken.   We took her to our favorite orthopedic specialist, Dr. Mike Heron, in College Station.     The site of the break in her leg was at the point where maximum pressure from the big leg muscle is put on the pin.  According to Dr. Heron, a pin put in that area will always break because no pin is strong enough to withstand the force put on it.  Fortunately, Dr. Heron, as always, had the solution.  He performed surgery on Deedee replacing the broken pin with a tension wire anchored in two places.   Unfortunately, the surgery was more difficult because the area around the break had begun to calcify and the old broken pin had to be removed, or at least as much of it was he was able to.     Deedee’s recovery period will be slower than if we had been able to take her to Dr. Heron immediately after the injury occurred.   Because her tendons have shortened she will need some physical therapy exercises after her leg heals to encourage her tendons to stretch again so she can put her foot down normally.  Fortunately, Deedee’s personality encourages us to believe that she will not let this injury slow her down forever.   The challenge is to keep her quiet so she can heal.  Even though she was in considerable pain after the surgery, she spent time in the office the next day and happily greeted visitors until she was encouraged to return to her soft bed in the corner. 

CURRENT VETERINARY COSTS: $3,538

03/16/2009 - $ 100 from Crystal Long

03/28/2009 - $   75 from Peggy Wade, Angle, Eric & Austin

04/29/2009 - $ 500 from Nancy Seiler in Memory of Hunter

04/30/2009 - $ 100 from Joan and Frank Maresca

05/27/2009 - $ 300 from Laura Marshall in Memory of Philbert Curlytail

07/23/2009 - $ 100 from Pet Nanny’s Pet Sitting in loving memory of: Racer, Grigio, Cream Tart, Piper, and Elfie

08/10/2009 - $     6 from Trixie

08/22/2009 - $   30 from Michelle Miller in memory of Sparta

10/14/2009 - $   50 from Rose Henley

10/20/2009 - $   95 from The Woodlands Playgroup nail trimming donations

10/20/2009 - $   75 from Nancy O’Hare for Paddy The Crocheted Therapy Greyhound!

10/22/2009 - $   52 from Katy’s Farmers Market volunteers

11/02/2009 - $   50 from Pulaski Bank/Jennifer Christensen in Memory of Nancy Reideler

11/02/2009 - $   50 from from Williams Supply Company in Memory of Nancy Reideler

11/02/2009 - $   20 from Harold White, Sr. in Memory of Nancy Reideler

11/03/2009 - $   50 from Patricia Pickett in Memory of Nancy Reideler

11/03/2009 - $   75 from Midwest Financial Fraud Investigators in Memory of Nancy Reideler

11/03/2009 - $   52 from Orvis storefront in The Woodlands

11/25/2009 - $ 100 from Wendy Lemmel

12/02/2009 - $   25 from D’Anna Wick in honor of Pam and Jon Yoder

12/17/2009 - $ 100 in Memory of Maya and Glory Hester...Jum, Savana, and Ricci Hester

Total collected so far: $2,005

Thank you so much!
 

General Donation Fund:

01/14/2009 - $     10 Bones 2 Go - Percentage Card Program

01/14/2009 - $     25 Donations from Laura Marshall’s Public Library talk

01/14/2009 - $1,565 Laura Marshall’s West Oaks Barnes and Noble Holiday Gift Wrapping

01/27/2009 - $   250 David and Julie Caprette

01/27/2009 - $     20 Nina Rennpage

01/27/2009 - $   300 Jim and Sherrie Kent

02/11/2009 - $     10 Sharon McClung

02/26/2009 - $     50 from Northwest Playgroup Nail Trimming

02/26/2009 - $1,000 Wal-Mart #3827 - Richmond, TX

03/03/2009 - $   100 Victoria Chadwick in honor of C Ya Grenada – “Mr G

03/04/2009 - $     50 from Sheila & George Beutell in Memory of Rainman & Star

03/05/2009 - $     50 from Larry Reynolds in Memory of Mr Nitty-Gritty

03/06/2009 - $     49 from Woodlands Petsmart Meet and Greet

03/07/2009 - $     40 from kennel Junior Volunteers

03/10/2009 - $   125 from Stephen and Heather Knaub

03/10/2009 - $   250 from Kenneth and Sharon Dalton

03/10/2009 - $     50  from Derek Potts and Crystallee Carson

03/10/2009 - $   100 from Colleen and Ron DeVere in MEMORY of Jet and Prissy

03/10/2009 - $     25 from Dianna Mancuso

03/10/2009 - $   300 from Kimberly Radich

03/10/2009 - $     25 from A J Allen in Memory of Mary Jane Guerra

03/11/2009 - $     40 from Woodlands Playgroup Nail Trimming

06/10/2009 - $   289 West Oaks Barnes and Noble Mother's Day Gift Wrapping

06/26/2009 - $     20 from Melissa and Kendra greyt fundraising efforts at Mountain Hounds

07/16/2009 - $  200 from Toni Kyle in Memory of Gabe and Patrick Kyle – The true loves of my life

07/23/2009 - $      50 from Hillary Brown

07/23/2009 - $    500 from Rebecca Fagen

07/23/2009 - $      25 from the Smiths in honor of and great thanks for Swartz and Blush

07/23/2009 - $      50 from West University Rotary Club in honor of Terry Ziegler

08/05/2009 - $      25 from Ed Martin in Memory of Charles Schmidt

08/06/2009 - $      50 from Sue Smith in Honor of Mary Beth Neuliep’s 50th Birthday

08/06/2009 - $      50 from Charles Findeisen in Memory of Charles Schmidt

08/07/2009 - $      50 from from Matthew Texera

08/10/2009 - $    500 from Lecon, Inc in Memory of Charles Schmidt

08/10/2009 - $    200 from SLS Construction in Memory of Charles Schmidt

08/10/2009 - $      60 from Barbara Martinez and Family in Memory of Charles Schmidt

08/14/2009 - $      25 from Dianne McQueen in Memory of Kismet Bailes

09/04/2009 - $      50 from Shawn Hiter

09/12/2009 - $      38 from Katy Farmer's Market

09/16/2009 - $    364 from Barnes & Noble West Oaks - Father's Day Gift Wrapping

09/17/2009 - $      20 from Beverly Hiter

09/19/2009 - $      16 from Bones 2 Go

09/19/2009 - $      25 from Geo. Memorial Library Talk

10/14/2009 - $    100 from Len & Joan Wolowiec

10/21/2009 - $      60 from Heidi Lozano

10/27/2009 - $    300 from Frank McBath

12/02/2009 - $      50 from Charley Davidson in Honor of the marriage of Sue and Jeffrey Stover

12/02/2009 - $    100 from Gary Black

12/08/2009 - $    100 from Fernando Cavalcanti

12/17/2009 - $    120 from Justin Patrick

12/30/2009 - $    200 from Toni Kyle in Memory of Gabe & Patrick

12/30/2009 - $    300 from Roberta Marshall in Honor of Mike and Laura Marshall

01/02/2010 - $      26 from the Old Town Spring Meet and Greet

01/04/2010 - $    253 from the hard working gift wrappers at Barnes & Noble Baybrook Mall

01/04/2010 - $1,193 from Barnes & Noble West Oaks holiday 2009 gift wrapping

01/04/2010 - $      50 in Memory of Beau Gent from Stephen and Eleanor Haskew

01/13/2010 - $      15 from Dianna Mancuso in Memory of Randy and Cassidy

01/14/2010 - $      25 from Jennifer Brown

01/19/2010 - $      20 from M. O’Donnell in honor of Robert Goodfellow

01/22/2010 - $2,000 from Mike and Laura Marshall in Memory of Max, Greyhound Wannabe

01/30/2010 - $      60 from Old Town Spring Meet and Greet

01/30/2010 - $      75 from Woodlands Playgroup Nail Trimming

02/11/2010 - $    125 for the building fund via the efforts of Terrell and Randall Smith who ran the Houston Marathon

02/11/2010 - $      25 for the building fund via the efforts of Terrell and Randall Smith who ran the Houston 1/2 Marathon

03/02/2010 - $      96 from Orvis Storefront, The Woodlands

Total collected so far: $12,334

Thank you so much!
 

Special Needs for Many:

For the first time in anyone’s memory we are asking for special needs contributions for many dogs rather than one dog.

In January of this year GPA Houston took a number of greyhounds  from the track closing in Corpus Christi.  From past experience we knew that the kennel conditions in Corpus were less than ideal, and little effort was made to control the tick population.

As a result we made the decision to test all the incoming dogs for tick-borne diseases, a problem with racing greyhounds throughout the country.  Although we believed that most of the dog already in our care would test negative, we could not pick and choose which dogs to test. 

The increase in the adoption fee that went into effect late in January will cover the cost of the future tests, but will not cover treatment.

Thanks to the donation of a centrifuge and the skills of several of our members who are nurses or veterinary technicians we are able to draw the blood samples and send them to the testing lab ourselves.  We are also grateful to Tucker Lithographic for allowing us to use their Federal Express account, which saves us a great deal in overnight shipping costs.   The generosity of one of our member families at Christmas also enabled us to pay for testing all the dogs whose adoption fees did not cover the cost of testing.

Of all the greyhounds tested, we treated 11 for babesiosis and 2 for Lyme disease. 

Testing and treating for tick-borne diseases is the most important decision GPA Houston has ever made to ensure the long-term health of our dogs and we will need continued support from our members to maintain this program.

The treatment cost to date is $1,640 and this figure will be updated on an ongoing basis. 

05/17/2008 - $  20 from David Shaw
05/17/2008 - $  65 from Shay Family in Bubbs name
06/07/2008 - $  25 from Ruth and David Radcliffe and Sammy and Zoey
06/10/2008 - $100 from Rita Wulke, Hawk and Ava
06/14/2008 - $100 from Stacy and Buddy Marshall

06/20/2008 - $100 from Mr. & Mrs. Schwettman in loving memory of Sparta
06/22/2008 - $100 from Scott Bielek
06/23/2008 - $100 from Alicia von Greisman in loving memory of Violet
06/25/2008 - $  25 from David & Edie Toles [Sparta and her human companion Tina were instrumental in inspiring our human companions to adopt us (Bogey and Bacall) in Phoenix,AZ]
07/03/2008 - $  25 from David and Edie Toles, in memory of Sparta
07/03/2008 - $100 from Tina Schwettmann in memory of Sparta
08/09/2008 - $  25 from Liz Jurkacek in memory of Amy
08/13/2008 - $125 from  Deborah Ford in Honor of Mike and Carol Merada's 25th Wedding Anniversary
08/19/2008 - $100 from Susan Rockwell in memory of Trip

08/28/2008 - $  60 in fond memory of Darby from Charlie and Adelina Brothers

10/07/2008 - $125 from Arden Rutta

10/09/2008 - $120 from Fish City Grill fundraiser Donation Jar

10/16/2008 - $100 from D’Anna McNeil in Memory of Bengal

11/04/2008 - $100 from D’Anna McNeil

11/11/2008 - $  25 from Larry and Hank Reynolds
11/28/2008 - $  40 from Sonya and Louis to Pete Krawczel and Rachel Butzler, and their greyhounds Sammie and Luka

12/11/2008 - $        from Fort Bend Fit in Memory of Billy Joe Smith, Sr.- Father of Randy Smith

01/02/2009 - $150 from Nancy Sievert – UT quilt made by Pat Freytag

01/02/2009 - $100 from Darryl Wong – A&M quilt made by Pat Freytag

01/07/2009 - $100 from Carol Merada - A very special thanks to Pat Freytag from Guiness and Charlie

01/29/2009 - $100 from "Buddy"

03/03/2009 - $  25 from Michael Pulverenti

06/03/2009 - $100 from Alan & Lynn Bunn in memory of Beau who is loved and missed every day!

06/03/2009 - $100 from Mary Nooney in memory of Freddie and Gidge

06/30/2009 - $  25 from David Madsen

06/30/2009 - $500 from Jack Marshall in memory of Phil Marshall

07/23/2009 - $200 from Joan Raper in memory of Uno

09/16/2009 - $  50 from Scott Bielek

10/14/2009 - $  50 from Natural Pawz meet and greet  – The Woodlands 

10/14/2009 - $  23 from Orvis meet and greet – The Woodlands

12/02/2009 - $100 from Gary Black

12/04/2009 - $100 from Andrea & Kenny Freedman in Memory of Mattie

12/04/2009 - $  29 from Orvis meet and greet – The Woodlands

12/09/2009 - $  50 from The Nachenbergs

12/09/2009 - $  25 from Charles Franks

12/18/2009 - $500 from Sting and Molly Dombrowski

12/21/2009 - $100 from Luci Davidson

12/28/2009 - $100 from Pet Nanny’s Pet Sitting in Memory of Woody (loved by Ann Otto)

12/28/2009 - $100 from Pet Nanny’s Pet Sitting in Memory of Bea (loved by Lynn Hollingsworth)

12/28/2009 - $500 from Sherri Clark

12/28/2009 - $100 from Laura Marshall

12/28/2009 - $500 from Bob & Valerie Foley in Memory of Billy Bob

12/28/2009 - $100 from Robert Goodfellow in Memory of Renegade – My Houston Greyhound

12/28/2009 - $200 from Kristian Meisling & Ginger von Wening in Memory of Ruby – Our beloved forever friend who waits for us at the Rainbow Bridge

12/28/2009 - $500 from Jane Berardi Malloy in Memory of her cousin Christine Pesillo – At peace with her beloved hounds

01/08/2010 - $200 from Jane Williams 

01/22/2010 - $300 from Scott Bielek

02/11/2010 - $  75 from Lisa Pierce

Collected so far: $6,812

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